Nowhere to go with ascending licks but up? Dan McAvinchey confronts the problem and gives you several ideas you can use today. Don't just take the easy way out and start descending either.
Stop practicing with boring scales and start testing your fingers with melodic 'riffs' from Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, and more.
Stop strumming those simple barre chords, and embellish your chordal work with licks and phrases that blur the distiction between rhythm and lead guitar playing.
Break free of your limiting beliefs about pentatonic scales.
New Jersey guitarist Paul Kuntz is back and aside from a ravenous appetite, he`s got plans to teach you all about tuplets and fitting the notes to the rhythm.
The beautiful part about the tempered music scale lies in it`s flexibility. One of Ken`s favorite tricks is to take one shape, and use it to move up or down the fretboard in a linear way. The similarities in chord shapes will allow you to do the same.
Learn the essentials of the swept arpeggio from one of the masters of the technique.
The official arpeggios of Guitar Nine Records - always play the 9th. Take it away Mike.
Mike Campese is back with a follow up article with even more 9ths for your entertainment.
A classical sounding etude designed to enhance the chops of any serious player.
Guitarist Gianluca Piersanti preaches a serious focus on phrasing.
Break out of those ol` common scales with Mr. Hughes.
